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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14
INDIANAPOLIS REpuBL1cANIsM.

/ The Sentinel has, as often as was required,
| placed upon record the fact that the Repub-
| lican party of Indianapolis has for a number
or years past, lost Observation-Disclosures.
The Journal has not claimed and does not
claim the result OF Tuesdays election as dis
tinctively and exclusively Republican VIC
| tory in partisan sense, but deny that the
| figures show any decadence of Republican
strength The statement that the Republic
party has, for a number of years past,
been losing strength in the city, is not true.
The official returns of the elections for Mayor
during the last six years show the following:
In 1881, Grubbs, Republican, received
1882 votes, and Smart, Democrat, 6.695;
Republican majority, 49, Grubbs did not
poll his party strength and Smart polled more
than his.
In 1888, McMaster, Republican, received
1867 votes, and Schmuck, Democrat, re-
ceived 1887. Republican majority, 27O.
In 1885, Denny, Republican, received 9,091
votes, and Cottrell, Democrat, 1929. Repub-
lcan majority, g.
In 1887, Denny received 6, 900 votes, Eden
majority next highest candidate. ia.
The Republican vote has increased from
1882 in 1881 to $500 in 1887 an actual in
crease of 2. IT'S, while the Democratic vote
dnring the same period has increased from
6,695 to 9.186, an actual increase of 2,4e1.
The Republican candidate for Mayor, on
Tuesday, polled 277S more votes than the
Republican candidate for Mayor in 1881 did.
while the Democratic candidate for Mayor
Tuesday polled 2, 491 votes more than the
1.-THE Republican party of Indianapolis has,
for number of years past, lost strength"
what do they show in regard to the Demo
cratic partye
The uncertain factor in the late election
the labor vote, 1 ,455. The preposterous
claim is made that 80 per cent. of these came
from the Democratic party. Why not claim
100 per cent. all of itY The usual analysis
of the labor vote in cities where the labor
party has an organization is two-thirds Demo
cratic and one-thrd Republican. The claim
of nine-tenths Democratic is absurd. The
labor vote in Indianapolis is more largely Re-
publican than in most cities, but giving the
Democrats threefourths, unusually high
estimate, would still have elected Denny.
Thus:
Total vote for Denny OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Onefourth of Davy's vote. Observation-Disclosures. 364
Total. .1 1924
Total for Edenharter Observation-Disclosures. 91S6
Three-fourths of Days vote 1902
Total Observation-Disclosures. 10 27S
This division of the labor vote would still
elect Denny by forty-six majority. But, as a
matter of fact if the labor vote were now re-
solved into it's original elements it would
probably divide about equaly-50 per cent
Republican and so per cent Democratic
This division would still leave the Republ-
cans TIA ahead. But as between Denny and
Coysm the former would doubtless have re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

SENATOR DoN CAMERON has reduced the mat
ter of being interviewed to fine art He told
Pittsburg reporter who wanted to get his views
on politics. ''Poticsl You know much
about them as do" and modestly declined to
bsstow information where it was not needed.
And what could poor reporter do but smile and
go away. much he might have wanted FILL
ing" for his paper2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

A REPORT from the forestry division of the
Agricultural Department shows that the de-
struction of forests and consumption of the
timber supply in this country is going on at a
startling rate. A large proportion of this con-
sumption has been for railroads. Consider
ing the wasteful manner of getting out rsil-
road timber" says TIE report, cit can be fairly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

SOME Of the young and foolish Massachu-
sets mugwumps wanted to nominate State
ticket of their own, but the older members of
the party promptly crushed the movement
They know that if they once stand up to be
forever, and they wisely prefer to remain
unknown quantity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

for each furnace. exclusive of the cost of the
shed covering. 1t can be worked by four men.
In twelve hours each furnace will cremate sixty
or seventy cubic yards or carloads of garbage.
There is no smell. and the crematory be
erected within the city limits without detriment
to public health. 1t will require two and half
tons of the cheapest soft coal. screened, for
each twelve hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

Now that the election is over and has gone
the right way, it is time to think of reviving
that business boom which started into life last
spring. when it was thought for few brief
and happy days that were to have natural
gas. And the way to revive it is to get the
gas. Does anybody propose to bring gas to
Indianapolis, and if so, on what terms will
fhav dnit2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

LOVE seems to be more profitable than liter
allure in California So many breach-of- promise
suits have been brought to successful issue out
there that Miss Ida Adds, who is described as
the leading literary woman of the Pacific
coast" has felt encouraged 70 sue Ex-Governor
Downey for $500. 900 for breaking his matrimo-
NAL promise to her. Miss Adds would have to
write at least half dozen magazine articles in
order to realize that much money in the regular
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

EX-SENATOR MCDONALD, Governor Gray
and Congressman Bynum put off indorsing
the Coy gang until two nights before the
election when they felt of success. If
they had waited till the night after the cleo
ton, perhaps it would have been indefinitely
POSTPONED.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

ST.. PAUL's reception of the presidential party
was magnificent, but it could only afford four
white horses to hitch to the carriage in which
Mrs. Cleveland rode. Indianapolis trot.ed out
eight horses for that purpose. and the Presi-
dents wife hasn't red hair either
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

HAS the gang friend in or about the Grim
inal Court after all? The facts seem to indi-
cate it. Yesterdays action, and the non action
against convicted whisky selling criminals
rotten in Denmark. Who is itP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

KANSAS CITY complains that Omaha pur-
posely detained the presidential party out of
pure 'hoggishness." We seem to have heard
something of that kind before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

EX-SENATOR THURMAN does not move at
the bidding of the gang, as does Mr.. Melon
lid. The Democrats of Ohio have been using
every effort to get the old Roman to make
speeches for Powell but he steadfastly re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

A coRoNER's verdict generating every body
will prove very useful to the Chicago 81 At
lantic Railroad Company when the survivors
from the wreck at Kouts bring suits for dam
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ages.

1T is high time that Mayor Roche put
stop to the stupendous fool, George Francis
Train, and we glad to see that the police
have orders to clap the fellow into Jail until
he can be sent to lunatic asylum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

THE part taken in the late election by that
once amiable and upright citizen, Hon. Joseph
T. Mcdonald, suggests that he is acting rs
DIR. Jekyll to Sim Coys Mr.. Hyde, and that
the Hyde half has got the upper hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

THE presidential progress is developing de-
gree of snobbery and toadyism in the Aneri-
can character not altogether pleasing to con-
template.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

THE election in this city has started a
movement in Evansville for the enforcement
Of law. This shows the power of good e1-
lmnla-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14
You Ber We Are.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Republicans carried Indianapolis yester-
day. They the war-path in Indiana
and the Democrats we're not inspired by the
passage through the State of the poaderous
President with his Cy- Copedia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

FIRST the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad was
absorbed, then the B. g. o. telegraph lines,
and finally Mr.. Robert Garrett himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

New York Commercial Advertiser
People mp at Utica shoot an English sparrow,
scoop ont big potato, put oyster and bit
of butter into the bird and bake the whole Ii an
oven. when it becomes delicious tidbit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

hausted but seriously i'll, and now lies in criti-
cal condition. result which the burglars prob
ably did not contemplate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14

For the Gans's Refiection.
Omaha Republican.
1t is never safe to be sure in politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Telephone Calls.
Business Office 23S Editorial Rooms 242
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
Bananas Raised in Connecticut,

Raising the banana in this country has
been tried occasionally with partial sue
cess. In this city experiments hitherto
have delighted the eye and cheered the
imagination rather than added fruition to
the hope; but the plant that Vice Presi-
dent Webster of the Etna Life has cared
for at his residence has yielded large
number of the most luscious specimens.
1t is five years old and has by It's tropical
luxuriance, not only of foliage but of
fruit, fully repaid the care it has COM
PEELED since it was set out in Mr.. Web
ster's conservatory last fall. The other
morning Mr.. Webster cut off several, to
keep up his daily practice for some time
now, and of these, two more than graced
the editorial rooms. They are-alas,
were, for truth compels the admission
that their Office is past-they were short
and well filed and as perfect in taste as o
banana could be outside its native tropics.
The sign of the cross which the Mexicans
1eem evidence that it is the forbidden
fruit of Eden, disclosing in its interior
marking the way of salvation, is par
ticularly prominent in this species. The
favor is much different from the furnace
ripened importations with which the
general public are familiar. Mr.. Web
ster may well be proud of his success in
banana culture.-HaYtford Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06

A very interesting collection of Chinese
and japanese illustrated books is now on
exhibition at the British museum. The
first case is devoted to the exhibition Of
specimens of block printing, which was
the forerunner OF wood engraving. We
have here the earliest known specimens
Of printing-namely, three bahrani of
the Chinese version of a Buddhist Sutra
printed by order Of the Princess Shiyau-
toku as early as 770 A. d. 1t is said that
over 1, 900, 000 copies of this work were is
sued, those in the museum having been
presented by Mr. Ernest Satow her majes-
tvs japanese secretary Of legation at
Yeddo. An early example 0337 A. D. J
Of printing from movable types from the
Korea is the version Of a Chinese ency-
clopedia, specimens of Japanese block
printing Of the Fourteenth century. The
earliest illustrated work is version of a
Chinese treatise on morality, printed in
the Korea in the Sixteenth century One
of the most beautiful specimens is vol
ume of the Great Imperial Encyclopedia
"a. D. 1926, in 5000 volumes. one OF
the treasures of the British museum, the
Illustrations Of which are most excellent.
New York Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
Prince, Pendant and Publican.

The people of Norwood, England, are
telling a story of a prince, pendant and
a publican. The prince is the crown
prince of Germany, and the pendant a
diamond one, which he presented to the
wife of the manager of the hotel in Nor
wood where he passed few weeks this
summer. After the departure of his
royal highness the lady, who is evi-
IDENTIFY fine business woman, carried
the pendant to local appraiser to learn
the exact value of the kingly largesse.
One should not loolz. gift horse in the
mouth, but business is business. The
local appraiser had unpleasant things to
say, and stated that the diamonds were
not diamonds at all, but paste. There
upon the manager wrote not without in
dignation to the official in his royal high
ness suite, informed him of their discov-
cry, and added that he could never allow
his wife to wear paste. There was no
answer made to his protest, and subse-
quently he wrote again to say that he
had caused real diamonds to be set in
the gold mounting, and thus refitted
should have great pleasure in preserving
his royal highness' present, which seems
very suitable arrangement, and one
likely to satisfy all parties.-New York
Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06

The ignorance of some eastern people
as to the resources and development of
the west is almost incredible. On a re-
cent visit to Boston l was in the society
of several young ladies and bright
faced, young green grocer. With smiles
of incredulity they received my state
ment that st. Louis had water works,
yas and electricity. The young man
asked, "Have you any meat shops out
there?" l was getting tired, and I an
swered, "No, nothing like you have here
in the east. We have butchers, and
when they kill steer they load it ON a
dray and carry it around, blowing a
horn. The people come out of their
houses, and each cuts off of the carcass
whatever meat he wants" The young
man listened intently and remarked,
"Well, believe that if couple of us
regular Boston butchers should go out
there and open regular daily meat mar
ket, that we would do very we'll" l
told him that l thought he would do
well if he made money.-Lester Craw-
iord in Globe Democrat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
Curious Relics o1 Prehistoric Age

At the White Plains salt works on tho
line of the Central Pacific railroad,
beyond Wadsworth, in sinking large pits
or wells many fish, perfectly preserved,
have been found III the strata of rock salt
cut through, The salt field occupies
what was once the bottom of a large
lake. The fish found are of the pike or
pickerel species, and from twelve to six
teen inches in length. No such fish are
now seen in any of our Nevada lakes.
The specimens are not petrifed, but are
preserved in perfect form, flesh and all,
as though they had been frozen up in
cakes OF ice. The salt works are located
near the center Of a basin in which was
once a lake thirty miles long, by from
twelve to fifteen miles in width and over
300 feet deep in places, as is shown by
the ancient water lines on the bordering
hills. The fish found imbedded in the
layers of rock salt are doubtless thou
sands Of years old. After being exposed
to the sun and air for a day or two they
become as hard as wood. AT the time
Jason Baldwin, now watchman at the
Osbiston shaft in this city, was superin-
tendent of the VI hite Plains works, he
found great numbers of these fish. In a
pit eight feet square and about sixteen
feet deep dozens of them We're found,
there being sometimes five or six in a
bunch. It was found that they could
even be eaten, but they were not very
palatable, and it was necessary to soak
them in fresh water for two or three
days before attempting to cook them.-
Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06

"How does the magic practiced in
Europe compare with that of India, pro-
fessor?"
European magic is far superior. Ex-
aggerated reports of the wond rful things
done in India reach us. The larger part
of their tricks are performed n the open
market places, with the he.. of wicker
baskets and holes in the Crn I'd. l can
go out here in Broadway anG cut hole
in the sidewalk, and l.a orm tricks
which will collect such cra7ri that the
cars could not pass throug and they
would not be difficult ri IS, either.
Perhaps you have heard OF the story that
a certain magician in incia loes out into
the market places and throws rope iAto
the air. This rope goes up SO HIGH
that the upper end disappears in tbs
clouds. Then the magic NJ ker climbs
up the rope until he also IS st to vieyv,
Just about the time you would natureliy
think he was knocking ut st. Peter s
gate, down comes one of his legs. Tho
mate follows in few moments, followed
by both arms in succession. Then fol
lows the trunk, and last the head comes
eddying down from somewhere out OF
the infinite. After all the members OF
the body had reached solid ground, the
quickly, ana apparently of their own vc.
ition, gather themselves together, and
the perfect rohabiitated man is the re
suit Then the magician, E.ye the rag-
picker, puts his basket under his arm az 4
silently sneaks away. | kept 5right
lookout for that fellow when ] was in In
dia, but never saw him. Perhaps bo
had gone up the rope and saayed thcre
while was in India. Interview with
Professor Hermann.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06

The Antarctic committee appointed by
the Royal society OF Victoria and the
Royal Geological society of Australia
have memorialized the premier of Vic
toria ON the propriety of stimulating Ant
arctic research by the offer of bonuses.
They recommend that sum of 100000
be placed on the estimates for this pur-
pose, and that tenders be solicited from
shipowners for the performance of serv-
ices in connection with Antarctic explora-
ton. Shipowners whose tenders shall be
accepted must provide free accommoda-
tons for two scientific gentlemen, as well
as reserve a second cabin as instrument
room and Office. Each master of a ship
must also afford every facility for observ-
ing natural phenomena. Masters will
receive special bonuses for every one hun
dred tons Of oil from fish caught south of
60 degs. S.
The special services desired area fy-
ing survey of any coast lines lying within
the Antarctic circle, and not laid down
upon the admiralty charts; and the dis
covery Of new waterways leading toward
the South Pole, and of harbors suitable
for wintering in. Facilities are to be Of
fered for the study Of meteorology, ocean
ography, terrestrial magnetism, natural
history, and geology. Special bonuses
will be given for passing 10 degs. S.,
and also for establishing ON shore a tenn
porary observing camp. Two ships ar,
required, and both mast be in Polt
Phillip bay and ready to start on Oct.
Is next, in the southern spring. The
premier of Victoria has promised to place
e10,0 on the next estimate for the
above purposes, on condition that the
other colonies viii join in the enterprise,
SO that it is hoped strong impetus
win be given to Antarctic exploration.
English Mechanic.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
American short Story ,Triters.

American authors arc nov admitted,
even in England, to hold 40 foremost
rank as writers of short stories, and, il.
deed, they seem TO desorva the av-cr l
thus made. Alfred de Nuss, was a mas
ter in this art, and Daudet has proved
himself one more recently. But Musset $
short stories were almost novelettcs in
length, compared with the hort stories
produced in this country; c1d Daudet ;
hardly possess the range an Z iepth shown
in the tales of Nathaniel faSthorne, Of
Bret Harte, ii. Ii. Boyc> a, Mrs. Wy
man, Mrs. Burnett, Sarah Jywett, I. y.
Aldrich and a score of other men and wo-
men who contribute to on magazine.
We seem to have developed here n cop-
densation and refinement OF style, an z +
mosphere full of delicate 'adings Gud
significant outlines, which .,,long to i1o
finest art. Among Engli3h authors of
the present day only Eooe-t louis Stcvol-
son exhibits these poculia:..ies in to
same degree, and it nlay 1oirly be sa /
that Stevenson indulr l.. nielisn.s IN
the use of language q VIII, our r~.-,e
writers are seldom cG.i.y. New York
Star Book Review.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
MEN WITH MARVELLOUS MEMORIES
People Whose Brains Never Forgot-Ph<
nomenaI Powers of EecoIieetiOn.

People Whose Brains Never Forgot-Phe-
nomenal Powers of Recollection.
Parsons, the Greek scholar, could re-
peat GIilton's Paradise Lost" back
wards.
A monk who resided IN Moscow in the
Fifteenth century could repeat the whole
Of the New Testament.
George III of England, though deficient
in education, never forgot a name once
heard or face once seen,
It is said of Themistocles that he could
call by their names the people of Athens,
which city then numbered 10000 inhab-
itants.
It has been written of the Bourbons
that they never forgot mans name nor
his face, and this has been sometimes
considered as a true sign of their royal
natures.
| A school teacher of London, whose
name was Dawson, possessed renarka-
BILE memory. He could repeat the book
of Job and the Psalms, and on wager
of e200 he repeated, without the aid of
book, Sponsors ''Fairie Queene, - poem
Of nearly 1000 stanzas of nine lines each.
Houdin was once invited with his son
70 gentleman house to give a private
seance, and as they went up stairs they
| passed the library door, which was par
tally open. In that single moment
young Charles Houdin read all the names
of twelve volumes and recognized the po-
sition of two busts.
Boone, the blind negro pianist who has
given performances through several
states, has a most wonderful memory in
connection with his art. From once
hearing it he was able to play Liszt cefe-
brated Hungarian Rhapsody" without
missing a note. Blind Tom also per-
formed similar feats.
Mozart, when only 10 years old, played
new opera from one hearing, which
had been composed expressly to test his
skill. A writer, referring to this Incl
dent, says: ''He not only reproduced the
opera from memory-which was a very
difficult piece-without missing single
note, but on a second playing threw in
variations in such a manner that all who
heard him were speechless with astonsh-
ment."
Mckenzie tells us a most interesting
story about Carolan, blind Irish harper
and composer, who once challenged a
famous Italian violinist to trial of skill.
The Italian played the fifth concerto of
Vivaidi on his violin; then, to the aston
ishment of all present, Carolan, who had
never before heard the concerto, took his
harp and played it through from begin
ming to end without missing a single
| note.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06

They are digging for foundations of the
elevated railroad on the made ground at
the foot of Fulton street, Brooklyn. Just in
front of the Annex ferry house is hole
which has historical interest. At depth
of two feet brick pavement was reached
resting Immediately upon layer of cob
bic stones. This was the grade of Full
ton street at that point twenty-three
years ago, when turntables were used to
reverse the street cars. Four feet below
the surface is a pavement of rough round
stones, and this was in use fifty years
ago when the old stage line halted there.
Eight feet down is deep black stratum
showing the high water mark of the old
landing used in colonial times. The piles
will probably have to go very deep to OBJ
tain a firm hold, for all the old maps
show that less than $50 years back a little
bay ran up Fulton street as far as Front
street, and Jewell's mill was out on q
point. York Sun.